$ perl5.10.1 foo Use of implicit split to @_ is deprecated at foo line 65. Use of implicit split to @_ is deprecated at foo line 91. Use of implicit split to @_ is deprecated at foo line 101. Rate end_of_substring tr_and_end end_slurped all split while tr_and_split tr_and_split_redux tr_moar_magic end_of_substring 2899/s -- -20% -21% -23% -54% -63% -77% -77% -95% tr_and_end 3634/s 25% -- -1% -4% -42% -54% -72% -72% -94% end_slurped 3679/s 27% 1% -- -3% -41% -53% -71% -71% -94% all 3779/s 30% 4% 3% -- -40% -52% -70% -71% -94% split 6258/s 116% 72% 70% 66% -- -20% -51% -51% -90% while 7843/s 171% 116% 113% 108% 25% -- -39% -39% -87% tr_and_split 12788/s 341% 252% 248% 238% 104% 63% -- -0% -79% tr_and_split_redux 12837/s 343% 253% 249% 240% 105% 64% 0% -- -79% tr_moar_magic 60606/s 1990% 1568% 1547% 1504% 868% 673% 374% 372% --